On Thu, 31 May 2001, Brian Shoemaker wrote:
> I've never used the maxSplit parameter in my scripts. By not using the
> maxSplit parameter am I slowing things down?
As per `perldoc -f split`
If LIMIT is specified and positive, splits into no more than that many fields
(though it may split into f
On May 31, Brian Shoemaker said:
>($id,$dir,$code,$etc) = split(/\|/,$i);
>
>However, the Perl 5 book I have lists the syntax of split as.
>
>lvalue = split(/pattern/,expression,maxSplit);
Perl can automatically add that argument if you have a known number of
elements on the left-hand side:
I have numerous files where I do the following
Within in a foreach loop I use..
($id,$dir,$code,$etc) = split(/\|/,$i);
However, the Perl 5 book I have lists the syntax of split as.
lvalue = split(/pattern/,expression,maxSplit);
I've never used the maxSplit parameter in my scripts
